Thermocouple resolution – Rockwell Automation 1756-OF8I ControlLogix Eight-channel Isolated Analog I/O Modules  User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-UM540A-EN-P - May 2014

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ControlLogix Isolated Analog I/O Module Features

Chapter 2

Thermocouple Resolution

Thermocouple resolution indicates the degrees that an application temperature
must change before the 1756-IRT8I module connected to a thermocouple
module reports a change. Resolution depends on the following factors:

Thermocouple sensor type, any of the following:

Type B

Type C

Type D

Type E

Type J

Type K (default value)

Type N

Type R

Type S

Type T

Type TXK/XK (L)

Application temperature, that is, the temperature of the physical location
where the thermocouple is being used.

EXAMPLE

For example, when a 1756-IRT8I module is used with a thermocouple input
type in the following conditions, module resolution is 0.01 °:

Input channel is connected to a type K thermocouple

Application temperature is 400 °C (752 °F)

In other words, the application temperature must change by 0.01 ° or
greater for the 1756-IRT8I module used with a thermocouple input to
record a change. If the temperature stays in a range from
399.991…400.009 °C (751.984…752.016 °F), the module continues to
report an application temperature of 400 °C (752 °F).

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